Blog by the Book Match team
With the days warming up and stretching longer, now is the time for summer dreaming. Come imagine and build your summer adventures with a book from the lists below! Bring your brick-building vision to life with the help of a LEGO guide, or read about building community with a story that features chosen families.
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Love building with LEGO, Minecraft, or Roblox? These books are perfect for creative kids who like to build, design, and explore! From blocky adventures to real-life inspiration, this list is full of fun reads that spark the imagination.
Isekai is a Japanese genre of science or fantasy fiction featuring a protagonist who is transported to or reincarnated in a different, strange, or unfamiliar world. It has expanded to American, Korean and many more books from other countries. Jump into an exciting and new world!
Sometimes, a family is a group of people unrelated by blood who have chosen to love and support each other. These novels for teens and adults all feature just such a family, with a focus on the intentional bonds that the characters have built between them.
Chosen family is a social group that are not necessarily related by blood, but are considered to be part of a family. These children's stories feature characters that are bonded together through love and exist as a chosen family group, even though they aren't necessarily related to one another.
Imaginary friends and places come in all shapes and sizes, and are very real to the person/people that create them. Enjoy these children's books featuring imaginary friends and imaginary lands where adventures await!
Summer is for swaying in hammocks, sipping something sweet and slipping between the covers of a new romance!
Take the edge off the summer heat with these horror books! These middle grade picks are perfect for ages 9 to 12.
Add one of these engrossing thrillers to your beach bag! These suspenseful books are for teen and adult readers seeking chills this summer.
Share these books with little construction enthusiasts to imagine and build all summer!
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